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LeBron James scored the match winner with time almost up as the Los Angeles Lakers ended their losing streak with victory against the Indiana Pacers.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Pacers held a one-point lead with 42 seconds remaining, but James was on hand to tip in a Luka Doncic miss a split-second before the buzzer to secure a 120-119 victory in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n
James did not make a field goal until the fourth quarter but finished the night with 13 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.<\/p>\n
“It’s another great example of where he doesn’t necessarily have it going early, and got off to a slow start offensively but he was so good defensively and then takes over in the fourth quarter” Lakers coach J.J. Redick said.<\/p>\n
“He gets rewarded by the basketball gods because he didn’t let go of the rope and didn’t stop competing.”<\/p>\n
The Lakers, fourth in the western conference, improved their record to 44-28 after ending three-game losing run.<\/p>\n
Doncic had 34 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Los Angeles, while Austin Reaves scored 24 and Rui Hachimura added 14.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere on Wednesday, the Washington Wizards ended a five-game losing streak with victory against the Philadelphia 76ers, while the Toronto Raptors routed the Brooklyn Nets 116-86.<\/p>\n
Nikola Jokic scored 39 points – and secured his 30th triple-double of the season – on his return from injury to inspire the Denver Nuggets to a 127-117 win against the Milwaukee Bucks, while the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to seven with a 132-102 win against the Phoenix Suns.<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Clippers kept their play-off hopes alive by coming back from 14 points down to defeat the New York Knicks 126-113, improving their record to 41-31.<\/p>\n
The Golden State Warriors are seventh in the West, also with 41 wins, with the Minnesota Timberwolves in eighth with a 41-32 record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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